Vaneck Global Defence ETF (ASX:DFND)
Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD 36.91
+0.81 (2.24%)
At close: Dec 12, 2025
60.13% (1Y)
| Assets | 250.77M |
| Expense Ratio | n/a |
| PE Ratio | 30.67 |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.08% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | 2.49% |
| 1-Year Return | +60.27% |
| Volume | 27,655 |
| Open | 36.10 |
| Previous Close | 36.10 |
| Day's Range | 36.10 - 37.05 |
| 52-Week Low | 22.95 |
| 52-Week High | 41.20 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 10 |
| Inception Date | Sep 10, 2024 |
About DFND
DFND.AX was created on 2024-09-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. DFND.AX gives investors exposure to a portfolio of listed global companies involved in the military or defence industries.
Asset Class Equity
Category Theme
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol DFND
Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MarketVector Global Defence Industry (AUD) Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net
Performance
DFND had a total return of 60.27% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 63.02%.
Top 10 Holdings
63.93% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| RTX Corporation | RTX | 8.97% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 8.81% |
| Thales S.A. | HO | 7.63% |
| Leonardo S.p.a. | LDO | 7.34% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 6.25% |
| Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | 012450 | 6.04% |
| Saab AB (publ) | SAAB.B | 5.74% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation | CW | 5.55% |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | ESLT | 4.44% |
| Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd | S63 | 3.15% |